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What is the historical thrust of Islam? Is that a benchmark to determine what is "normative" for Islam?
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Submitted by Stephen (United States), Aug 14, 2006 at 22:26
Hello Daniel!Given the historical thrust of Islam, is it not fair to say that Al-Qaeda
and the "Islamists" would correlate closer to that thrust than most other
Muslims alive today? That would mean that your average American Muslim
today is the aberration (albeit one for which I am thankful), not the norm.regards,
Stephen Keeler
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Daniel Pipes replies:
No, they have taken Islam in unprecedented directions, bringing an ideological perspective than never existed before. Two examples:
(1) The burgeoning field of "Islamic economics," something that a century ago did not even exist.
(2) The major changes to the concept of jihad - on which, see "Jihad through History."
Reader comments (35) on this item
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| 1 | Islamo-fascists and the duck! [37 words] | dhimmi no more | Feb 16, 2015 16:54 | 221110 | |
 Islam is a Misnomer [202 words] | Tariq Bey | Feb 25, 2015 17:18 | 221110 | ||
| 2 | Another needy Muslim [1073 words] | dhimmi no more | Feb 26, 2015 08:00 | 221110 | |
| Islamofascist; what a bunch of tripe [86 words] | R.J. Connors | Apr 8, 2008 20:54 | 125121 | ||
| Islamic Fascism [351 words] | E. David Litvak | Nov 1, 2006 22:37 | 65043 | ||
| For Dr. Pipes: It seems that there is a madrassa in Queens, NY [234 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | dhimmi no more | Aug 21, 2006 06:58 | 53589 | ||
| The term 'fascist' correctly applied to Bush is co-opted [61 words] | Lee | Aug 19, 2006 18:41 | 53478 | ||
| Not politically correct. [156 words] | Robert Lynn | Aug 18, 2006 05:15 | 53326 | ||
| When asked why are all the terrorists Muslims [84 words] | John Philips | Aug 18, 2006 01:09 | 53307 | ||
| Islamic Fascism Is An Oxymoron: It's Like A Yellow Blackboard! [586 words] | Allan E. Mallenbaum | Aug 17, 2006 20:00 | 53281 | |
| It is Fascism in deed if not form [162 words] | Tiberus | Aug 18, 2006 22:34 | 53281 | ||
| You know a great deal, but are still wrong [186 words] | Ayan | Aug 19, 2006 16:55 | 53281 | ||
| "FASCISM" BY MUSLIMS IS DIFFERENT FROM FASCISM BY CHRISTIANS [110 words] | Allan E. Mallenbaum | Aug 20, 2006 18:06 | 53281 | ||
| Thanks for the lesson re: Fascism [66 words] | Infidel | Aug 21, 2006 01:01 | 53281 | ||
| What matters is what they do, not what they say [496 words] | Edward Christie | Sep 1, 2006 22:27 | 53281 | ||
| SAME PAGE [64 words] | Allan E. Mallenbaum | Sep 2, 2006 20:23 | 53281 | ||
| on target... [67 words] | donvan | May 28, 2008 11:10 | 53281 | ||
| Tautology, not oxymoron [19 words] | Steve | Nov 27, 2008 23:22 | 53281 | ||
| Rebuttal: Tautology, Not Oxymoron [42 words] | Allan | Nov 28, 2008 21:46 | 53281 | ||
| What to Call Them [114 words] | Marc Mayerson | Aug 17, 2006 16:54 | 53259 | ||
| I like the title "Islamists" too but it is too nice. [227 words] | Tiberius | Aug 17, 2006 16:13 | 53253 | ||
| Islamic Socialism. [1659 words] | Ralph | Aug 16, 2006 20:48 | 53145 | ||
| Perhaps Islamic Supremacist is a better term? [159 words] | K Green | Aug 16, 2006 11:54 | 53057 | ||
| Islamofascists [51 words] | Yolanda | Aug 15, 2006 04:03 | 52876 | ||
| Really? [257 words] | PCMadness | Aug 15, 2006 23:04 | 52876 | ||
| Yolanda (rabina yukhaliha) and the kettle and the pot old cliche! [113 words] | dhimmi no more | Aug 30, 2006 13:17 | 52876 | ||
| Warped Logic [169 words] | Yolanda | Aug 31, 2006 13:35 | 52876 | ||
| Bush and his lack of respect for other cultures [89 words] | Yolanda | Aug 31, 2006 13:43 | 52876 | ||
| For Yolanda (rabina Yukhaliha) And more about the kettle and the pot [100 words] | dhimmi no more | Aug 31, 2006 19:16 | 52876 | ||
| For Yolanda (rabina Yukhaliha) And is islam a culture?part deux [4 words] | dhimmi no more | Aug 31, 2006 19:17 | 52876 | ||
| For Yolanda (rabina Yukhaliha) al-faylasoofa al-kabeera and Mr. Occam! [307 words] | dhimmi no more | Sep 1, 2006 07:15 | 52876 | ||
| Tyranny [73 words] | Yolanda | Sep 2, 2006 02:40 | 52876 | ||
 What is the historical thrust of Islam? Is that a benchmark to determine what is "normative" for Islam? [55 words]w/response from Daniel Pipes | Stephen | Aug 14, 2006 22:26 | 52843 | ||
| Benchmarks [365 words] | Keith R. Snyder | Aug 18, 2006 20:29 | 52843 | ||
| "moderate" Islam vs AlQaeda - who has the bigger delta vs. historical Islam? [218 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Stephen | Aug 20, 2006 14:04 | 52843 |
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